Computer problems and/or advice 2012

[Martin Baxendale]

Try Google Chrome...

https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

[Maren]

...yes, Anne, and if you press the wrong button, the unexpected result may not be what you wanted or what you can recover from, having forgotten which button it was. Been there....

[Roma]

On Firefox now.  Seems a lot faster than IE and can read the Bulblog again    I do get automatic Windows updates but checked for new updates last night and without me doing any more 66!!!!! updates were downloaded and installed.

[Alan_b]

Now that you have installed Vista Service Pack 1 you need to move on to Vista Service Pack 2!  For some reason you won't be offered this as an update until you have no other less-major updates pending.

[Palustris]

Well done Roma. Now ,unless you already have don't forget to add Do No Track Plus to your Firefox browser. And possibly Ad-block. Both stop all unnecessary popups very effectively.

[David Pilling]

Well done Roma. Now ,unless you already have don't forget to add Do No Track Plus to your Firefox browser.

Hmm. I work on a (non-profit) web site and one of the motivations to keep going is how many visitors Google Analytics shows.

[jomowi]

I hope this hasn't been posted before, but thought it was worth the risk of possible repetition:

ARE COMPUTERS MEN OR WOMEN?

A language teacher was explaining to her class that in French, nouns unlike their English counterparts, are gramatically designated as masculine or feminine.

“House” in French, is feminine - “la maison,” “pencil,” is masculine - “le crayon.”

One puzzled student asked “What gender is computer?”  Before she told them, for a bit of fun she split the class into two groups appropriately enough, by gender and asked them to decide whether “computer” should be a masculine or feminine noun.

Both groups were required to give four reasons for their recommendation.

The men’s group decided that computer should definitely be of the feminine gender (la computer) because:

1.  No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3.  Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible review later.
4.  As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheque on accessories for it.

The women’s group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine “le computer” because:

1.  In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on.
2.  They have a lot of data but still can’t think for themselves.
3.  They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are the problem.
4.  As soon as you commit to one, you realise that if you had waited a little longer you could have got a better model.

[David Nicholson]

 

[angie]

Maureen thats pretty good, my computer is male for sure. Its always changing what I want to say or do and its always runs out of power when I need it 

Angie 

[Roma]

Hello I'm back.  Don't know what gender my computer is but it got indigestion after I installed SP2 followed by another 59 updates and refused to start.  I had to seek professional help.  Got it back today so have a bit of catching up to do.

[Maren]

I love it. both are so true.

But as we all know, computer in French is l'ordinateur m.

[jomowi]

Hello I'm back.  Don't know what gender my computer is but it got indigestion after I installed SP2 followed by another 59 updates and refused to start.  I had to seek professional help.  Got it back today so have a bit of catching up to do.

It would have to be male, Roma, given all the trouble you've had with it!!!

[Roma]

I think you are right, Maureen.

[Alan_b]

Personally I think of computers as akin to pets - because they age and die so much more rapidly than we do.

[Martinr]

OK, I'll probably regret this question as there are probably as many answers as there are forum members! To reduce domestic conflict a laptop is going to be purchased to supplement this ageing desktop.

Any helpful suggestions, recommendations, do's, don'ts etc. gratefully received.

As everything in the house is Windows no Apple recommendations please.

Oh, and quick....planning a trip to the Laptops Direct Warehouse tomorrow.